The Tube and Pipe Journal - Testing and Measuring
Network of robots monitors large pipe structures using acoustic wave sensors
An inspection design method by which mobile robots can inspect large pipe structures has been demonstrated with the successful inspection of multiple defects on a 3-m-long steel pipe using guided acoustic wave sensors.
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- From The Fabricator
Magnetic Analysis Corp. names new CEO
Magnetic Analysis Corp., Elmsford, N.Y., a provider of instruments and systems for nondestructive testing of metals, has appointed Daniel Lawrence as president/CEO.
Setting up for tube inspection success
Mundo-Tech has taken the product of a team brainstorming session, 3D-printed fixtures, and turned it into an offshoot business that is now presenting a whole new world of possibilities.
Inspection increases accuracy, speed of tube production
For Yoshimura R&D, reducing setup time is critically important. The company has found one way to do that is reducing inspection time.
Inspection system measures tube position and temperature during production
Xiris Automation has introduced its Pre-Weld Inspection System for HF tube mills.
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- From The Fabricator
Olympus Vanta hand-held XRF analyzer designed for ease of use
The Vanta hand-held X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer from Olympus provides rapid elemental analysis and alloy identification.
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- From The Fabricator
What makes datum features good or bad?
Mike Matusky answers questions about datum features and the roles of designers, drafters, and engineers in part production.
Xiris SeamMonitor camera-based system monitors weld alignment in GTAW tube mills
Xiris Automation has introduced the new SeamMonitor, a camera-based, real-time measurement tool that monitors the alignment of torch tip to weld seam, as well as weld seam size, on GTAW tube mills.
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- From The Fabricator
When is it acceptable to use limit tolerancing instead of GD&T?
ASME Y14.5 recommends geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) for defining the features of a part, but the standard allows for limit tolerancing on features of size.
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- From The Fabricator
How metal fabricators can keep customers happy, verify the material
A webinar describes how a mobile metal analysis tool ensures that metal entering a fab shop is the metal the customer expects to be leaving.
Laser-based system focuses tube weld inspection on data
It didn’t take long for Xiris Automation’s WI-2200 laser-based welding inspection system to make believers of even the veterans at Tata Steel’s Tubes Netherlands division.
Using ultrasonic nondestructive testing to ensure deep water success
To ensure that the pipeline serving a seawater air conditioning system wouldn’t fail, contractors used ultrasonic nondestructive testing to monitor every last joint.
MAC’s Echomac phased-array ultrasonic system tests entire weld area
Magnetic Analysis Corp.’s Echomac robotic phased-array ultrasonic NDT system detects weld zone defects in ERW tube caused by scarfing or welding processes.
What are ERW bond lines?
Are ERW bond lines defects? As it turns out, even though they look like defects, bond lines in several experiments proved only to coincide with imperfections.
AI improves welding performance
Novarc Technologies’ Spool Welding Robot uses the company’s NovEye control system to inspect welds in real time and learn from that observation how to perform successful welds on its own.
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